21-28.2022

TRUDE BREDHOLT

‘Så mye hadde jeg’ – ‘I had this much’, will feature the most recent work of Oslo born artist Trude Bredholt; large-scale abstract paintings deriving from the artist’s exploration of motion, how tones and rhythm hits the body, and the interaction of colours.

Observing a paradox: the lush beauty that results when Bredholt assigns color decisions to chance and arbitrary movements, and the highly personal and gestural application associated with it. Like an almost romantic quest for personal expression, the images are self-evident one of revelation, real and concrete, that can be understood by anyone who will look at them.

‘I'm interested in layers and empty spaces, and I see my paintings as documentation of a performative act,

like imprints of bodily movement.’ Often eccentric, poetic, or intimate, Bredholt’s works are like bodies that speak, operating as a translator between her and the surroundings. Her work can be seen as abstract visualisations of the real world.

‘I'm interested in the materiality and tactility in the materials that can only be accomplished through first-hand experiences. I use gravity and movement to confront the possibilities and limitations of the flat canvas, working on several paintings at once.’ – Trude Bredholt.

Expressionism serves as the springboard for a thematic installation, where some paintings are placed in the center of the room. Bredholt often seeks large formats, they sought not only to have the scope to fully explore line, color, shape, and texture, but also to evoke expansive feelings, and last but not least, existential concerns of the self.

See available works here